Greetings Des, "We can call this empathy, but must take care not to form constructs of what empathy looks like. It too needs space to just be." Agreed I certainly can't phantom the scope of empathy. Wolf and I talked about resonance years ago and it got me wondering yesterday: When we get past thinking, what we might experience is resonance. Carl Jung talked about 'synchronicity' as "acausal relationship" and that seems to apply to the resonating aspect symmetry. When we chant 'Om' the vibration gets the mind and body to resonate as one. Empathy and resonance could be one in the same.

In peace, gar

--Previous Message-- : Hi Gar, : : It seems to me that when we are able to let : go we become the universe nurturing itself. : I think all of the words are just a pointing : to allowing this to happen. Open, empty, and : receptive. Clear and responsive. I am : keeping my love, but strive to ensure that : that which I love has room to be just what : it is. (The 'striving' is the clearing away : of preconceptions to settle into this moment : of now.) : : We can call this empathy, but must take care : not to form constructs of what empathy looks : like. It too needs space to just be. : : Warm regards my friend. : : --Previous Message-- : : Greetings Steve, : ": Perhaps the letting go of : preconception and : expectation makes one more empathetic." : Yes indeed. I agree wholeheartedly. : : The dilemma I face is the clutter comes from : thoughts and feeling emotions. Without : turning off all emotions and thoughts, I've : tried, the quiet mind now comes with : different filters. Filtering out the : preconceptions and expectations these : filters still the waters and make one : receptive to empathy. : Different ways of polishing the mirror, : perhaps. : I think I know how you feel about mediation, : so I won't go there. : : In peace, : gar : : --Previous Message-- : Perhaps the letting go of preconception and : expectation makes one more empathetic, gar. : : I can't fully "hear you" when : there's all manneir of clutter occupying my : head. If my focus is on "me" and : "my needs" and "my : thoughts," where is there room for : you? : : : : : :